healthsciences
nounUK /ˈhɛlθˌsaɪənsɪz/
US /ˈhɛlθˌsaɪənsɪz/
Health sciences are the studies that help people stay well and get better when they are sick.
She wants to study health sciences so she can become a nurse.
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2. The group of school subjects about the human body and how to care for it.
The university offers degrees in health sciences.
3. The science of keeping people healthy and treating illness.
Advances in health sciences have helped people live longer.
4. A field of study that prepares students for jobs in hospitals and clinics.
He took health sciences classes before applying to medical school.